Biography
Alessandra Martines (born 19 September 1963) is an Italian French dancer and actress mainly working in the English, French and Italian speaking-worlds. She started young in ballet on opera stages in Switzerland, France, the United States and then Italy before becoming a lead on television for RAI captured ballets and entertainment shows (the Italian national public broadcasting) in the eighties.She is primarily known for portraying the main role in the cult Fantaghirò series, consisting of five films (1991–1996) still regularly re-run across Europe as of 2020, and for her work in auteur productions such as nine films by Claude Lelouch to whom she was married until 2009.She was awarded numerous prizes including the Best Actress Telegatto for The Cave of the Golden Rose (1991), the Grolla d'oro for Edda (2005), the Silver Hugo for Best Actress at the Chicago International Film Festival (1998) for Chance or Coincidence, the Diamanti al Cinema Award in Cannes (2007) or the 2009 European Golden Globe in Rome. In 2008, she was made Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite awarded by the President of the French Republic. She received the lifetime achievement Kineo Award at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in 2014.
Filmography
all 43
Movies 31
TV Shows 12
self 5
Bienvenue au monastère (2024)
Bava Puzzle (2018)
Il Bello Delle Donne...Alcuni Anni Dopo (2017)
Furore il vento della speranza (2014)
My Name Is Bernadette (2011)
Danse avec les stars (2011)
Panique! (2009)
The Queen and the Cardinal (2009)
Il sangue e la rosa (2008)
Il sangue e la rosa (2008)
Love Me No More (2008)
Towards Zero (2007)
L'onore e il rispetto (2006)
Caterina e le sue figlie (2005)
The Courage to Love (2005)
Edda (2005)
I colori della vita (2005)
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love (2004)
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens (2004)
Quelques jours entre nous (2003)
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)
Les 13 vies du chat Lelouch (2002)
Amnèsia (2002)
J'ai faim !!! (2001)
Day Off (2001)
One 4 All (1999)
Chance or Coincidence (1998)
Vivement dimanche (1998)
Tout le monde en parle (1998)
The Cave of the Golden Rose 5 (1996)
Men, Women: A User's Manual (1996)
Les Miserables (1995)
The Cave of the Golden Rose 4 (1994)
The Cave of the Golden Rose 3 (1993)
All That... for This?! (1993)
Colpo di coda (1993)
The Cave of the Golden Rose 2 (1992)
The Cave of the Golden Rose (1991)
Fantaghirò (1991)
Saremo felici (1989)
Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
Love Steps (1989)
L'araignée rouge
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GenderFemale
Birthday1963-09-19 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceRome, Italy
RelationshipsClaude Lelouch (1993-01-01 - 2009-01-01)
CitizenshipsFrance, Italy
AwardsKnight of the National Order of Merit
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